tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post8610880403476127570..comments2024-03-28T20:25:15.962-07:00Comments on A Thinking Stomach: Local October ColorChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-27658175275991309722007-10-21T21:38:00.000-07:002007-10-21T21:38:00.000-07:00Winedeb: What a beautiful post! Thank you for in...Winedeb: What a beautiful post! Thank you for including me in it.<BR/><BR/>Shaun: I'd miss these falls if I left them too, but I'll do my best to keep you in touch with their beauty. I'd love to hear more about where you live. What is spring like there? Also, thank you for your kind words.<BR/><BR/>Lucy: Oh, I'm so glad you're home! I've missed you! I can't wait to hear about your trip.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-49176565774566892852007-10-21T18:36:00.000-07:002007-10-21T18:36:00.000-07:00Well, that's enough reason for me to deliberately ...Well, that's enough reason for me to deliberately over-plant. <BR/><BR/>The calmness of your words Christina, the scents of your autumn, the growth of your garden; all rate fairly highly on my list of the best things to come home to. <BR/><BR/>Seasons, as such, are over-rated. We have only two. Hot or cold. There's little in between!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524429760235996360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-30954904917639550772007-10-21T15:46:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:46:00.000-07:00Christina - Beautiful observations of a Southern C...Christina - Beautiful observations of a Southern Californian fall. Compared to many places I have lived and been, SoCal would "appear" to have only summer and fall, but of course it does have four seasons - there just aren't the overt switches, except for fall and summer. I love fall in Southern California. They gorgeous and huge oak, maple and chestnut leaves abound in all the places I have lived in Southern California. This post makes me miss it so much. And on a food-related note: your garden salad looks nutritious and full of flavor. Lucky you and future hubby :-)Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345640038135299538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-28480078734959804402007-10-19T11:36:00.000-07:002007-10-19T11:36:00.000-07:00My post today is for you! Here is what is going o...My post today is for you! Here is what is going on in my fall garden!<BR/>Cheers Christina!winedebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891313852429967357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-13445981726229223442007-10-18T17:25:00.000-07:002007-10-18T17:25:00.000-07:00Kate: They are the seed pots of the Southern Magn...Kate: They are the seed pots of the Southern Magnolia trees that line the neighborhood streets in my city. In the autumn, they fall from the trees and drip red seeds all around.<BR/><BR/>Bare Bones Gardener: Welcome! I'm so glad you stopped by--I love your site! It is such a wonderful resource. Thank you for the compliments and for a second opinion on the baby pepper plants.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-75564623378389040802007-10-17T21:04:00.000-07:002007-10-17T21:04:00.000-07:00Hey Christina,Living in a similar climate to South...Hey Christina,<BR/><BR/>Living in a similar climate to Southern California but in opposite seasons, I can agree with what you say about the subtler changes in the time of year. <BR/><BR/>I also would back those concerns for the pepper seedlings, being possibly poisonous. <BR/><BR/>I love the language you use to describe the seasonal shift.Bare Bones Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443350468144468935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-11152687806134574992007-10-16T12:57:00.000-07:002007-10-16T12:57:00.000-07:00hey christina...what is in the first picture ? not...hey christina...what is in the first picture ? not familiar with it. Your pictures are fantastic and i share the same passion as you - gardening. Which reminds me i got to go pull out the radishes out of the soil...they must be ready now :)Kajal@aappleminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819739373540082280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-726831141546135182007-10-14T21:33:00.000-07:002007-10-14T21:33:00.000-07:00Claudia: Hee hee. It is a lovely place. Thanks ...Claudia: Hee hee. It is a lovely place. Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Kristan: I may be able to grow green things, but you're growing a person. I think you definitely win in the awesome category.<BR/><BR/>Wendy: Thanks! It does feel like an insult when people bash my chosen home. I'm curious about the Scottish seasons--each picture you've posted has made each season look so spectacular.<BR/><BR/>Susan in Italy: Radicchio! That is an extra-special treat! I'll always miss Washington, DC springs, but I wouldn't trade them for Southern California's clear and pristine winters. I do know what you mean though about missing certain elements of a season.<BR/><BR/>Susan: Don't get me wrong: I love Northeastern autumns, but those here are nice too. This world is such a spectacularly multifaceted place that I wish I'd be able to experience a season everywhere at least once; each environment has something wonderful to offer.<BR/><BR/>Terry B: Oh, you are going to LOVE it. I'm so excited for you!<BR/><BR/>Winedeb: I have no idea about how the cayenne pepper seedlings would taste, but I'd check on their edibility first. Lots of plants in the solanaceae family have poisonous green parts. What is blooming in your garden now to tell you it is autumn? I'm very curious.<BR/><BR/>The Passionate Palate: Wasn't the rain a wonderful sound? I'm glad it made you smile too.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-57428949341271283302007-10-14T15:40:00.000-07:002007-10-14T15:40:00.000-07:00I couldn't agree with you more about So. Cal. Whe...I couldn't agree with you more about So. Cal. When I first moved here from a four season climate, I, too, said that there were no seasons. Now I see that the changes my not be as blatant as New England, but they are there. And we must have been awake at the same time the other night during the rain, because I was up smiling too!The Passionate Palatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484449522130310668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-56966697448590624622007-10-14T11:51:00.000-07:002007-10-14T11:51:00.000-07:00People say the same to me about the seasons, but y...People say the same to me about the seasons, but yes, even in Key West we do have seasons. But unless you are a resident, I guess you may not notice. I notice it most with the flowering plants. Some go dormant in the fall with just the greenery in tact and some start blooming. Always something coming and going!<BR/>Your garden is surely springing to life! Great idea with the thinning! I wonder what my cayanne peppers would taste like when I thin ??? I sure will give them a try when the time comes!<BR/>Lovely post Christina and thank you for the photos to accompany!winedebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891313852429967357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-85140822647847201422007-10-14T10:50:00.000-07:002007-10-14T10:50:00.000-07:00Beautiful, Christina! Both your salad and your des...Beautiful, Christina! Both your salad and your description of autumn in Southern California. In early November, Marion and I are driving Highway 1, from San Francisco to Los Angeles. I'm totally ready to discover your autumn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-71240239679085846062007-10-14T07:46:00.000-07:002007-10-14T07:46:00.000-07:00Call me chastened. It is very difficult, though, ...Call me chastened. It is very difficult, though, when you've grown up and lived all your life in a certain climate that you can envision what it's really like elsewhere. It's a (pleasant) wonder that you can sow crops in the fall. <BR/><BR/>Great, great idea to collect your culling for salad. I'll have to remember that for next year, when our spring season will allow us to plant outdoors again.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970742141705361136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-23507186347723085332007-10-14T05:54:00.000-07:002007-10-14T05:54:00.000-07:00Your seedling salad sounds really delicious: and l...Your seedling salad sounds really delicious: and like something that'd cost and arm and a leg if served in a restaurant. <BR/><BR/>What you say about seasons is true. I think when we move we tend to dwell on the things that are missing in our new place. Milan doesn't have the brilliant changing colors of fall the way the Midwest does. The good news is that fall lasts long enough to be able to grow radicchio!Susan in Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504876361780195313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-11663440949112653162007-10-14T00:02:00.000-07:002007-10-14T00:02:00.000-07:00Beautiful post. When I lived in Finland people al...Beautiful post. <BR/>When I lived in Finland people always told me that the UK didn't have proper seasons. It's true that the temperature doesn't fluctuate as much as in Finland (it can be 12oC any month of the year up here) but we have very clear seasons and I used to respond quite fiestily to the Scottish season negators. It felt like an insult!<BR/>That seedlings can be eaten is something I just discovered this year. Will keep your lovely salad in mind for next season. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157804056370219398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-29974955355842418052007-10-13T21:32:00.000-07:002007-10-13T21:32:00.000-07:00That looks awesomeKristanThat looks awesome<BR/><BR/>KristanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30498647.post-69842940511838883312007-10-13T18:47:00.000-07:002007-10-13T18:47:00.000-07:00i would live therelike tomorrow...i would live there<BR/>like tomorrow...michael, claudia and sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466840130053606273noreply@blogger.com